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WSJ: Monday saw very heavy 401k trading- link

So probably millions of Americans sold their stocks at the w...
insanely creepy field faggotry
  04/08/25
I find those "don't sell your stocks!" emails from...
rusted party of the first part locale
  04/08/25
Yes because brokerages and brokers want money They aren&r...
up-to-no-good friendly grandma
  04/08/25
perhaps you are paraphrasing, but no 401k provider is going ...
infuriating legal warrant
  04/08/25
the emails they sent don't directly say not to, but the gist...
rusted party of the first part locale
  04/08/25
okay, fair probably good or at least honest 'advice' but...
infuriating legal warrant
  04/09/25
There is VOLUMINOUS data on this. Market timers lose. Only G...
talking bronze chad
  04/08/25
Still true, but I forgot about benzo
fuck computer
  07/23/25
Many of these people are going to buy back into equities onc...
Fragrant dysfunction
  04/08/25
Many will also forget to reinvest and leave cash sitting aro...
laughsome international law enforcement agency
  04/08/25
180
Fragrant dysfunction
  04/08/25
I'm grateful for these people. They ultimately fund my gains...
bearded slimy space persian
  04/09/25
Yup. Then the people who sold will still be holding cash a...
Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat
  04/08/25
i know someone who moved their 401k to cash when trump was e...
violet titillating azn
  04/08/25
There was an article about dumb boomers who went to all cash...
Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat
  04/08/25
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All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp
  07/23/25
LOL
Multi-colored milky headpube
  04/08/25
human psychology is interesting. why the fuck would you be s...
Opaque marvelous church nibblets
  04/08/25
because people think it will go down further (which it proba...
Pink gaming laptop indirect expression
  04/08/25
right, but you have about a 5% chance of getting the timing ...
Opaque marvelous church nibblets
  04/08/25
it's about wanting to be 5X bro who cares about tiny pink...
up-to-no-good friendly grandma
  04/08/25
Most won’t. If you don’t have the fortitude to h...
Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat
  04/08/25
Just had this convo with my wife, who saw something on the n...
talking bronze chad
  04/08/25
"So probably millions of Americans sold their stocks at...
Pink gaming laptop indirect expression
  04/08/25
?
All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp
  07/23/25
btw, stock market already giving up much of its gains. ther...
Pink gaming laptop indirect expression
  04/08/25
the volatility is fucking WILD
Big Skinny Woman
  04/08/25
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up-to-no-good friendly grandma
  04/08/25
I'm throwing cash in on the big drops.
bearded slimy space persian
  04/09/25
this thread is already not aging well. the dead cat bounce ...
Pink gaming laptop indirect expression
  04/08/25
Not for those who sold at - 4% Monday morning.
insanely creepy field faggotry
  04/08/25
??? it's literally going to continue going down
Pink gaming laptop indirect expression
  04/08/25
...
up-to-no-good friendly grandma
  04/08/25
over what time period? you're betting against US equities lo...
curious senate prole
  04/08/25
it's going down (generally) for at least another 6-12 months...
Pink gaming laptop indirect expression
  04/08/25
ok man. make sure you post whenever you buy back in, becaus...
curious senate prole
  04/08/25
(Nostradamus)
Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat
  04/08/25
We need to tax these quotemos who spout this shit without pr...
talking bronze chad
  04/08/25
To be fair, It is absolutely mind-blowing to read brillia...
Ivory Home Weed Whacker
  04/08/25
(Market wizard)
All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp
  07/23/25
this is the problem with this stupid shit trump is doing. a...
saffron house trump supporter
  04/08/25
What’s the problem here exactly. Idiots panic and sell...
vigorous gunner
  04/08/25
and i bet they were selling QQQ and mag7 stocks after they a...
Appetizing Ocher Abode
  04/08/25
...
All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp
  07/23/25


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Date: April 8th, 2025 11:57 AM
Author: insanely creepy field faggotry

So probably millions of Americans sold their stocks at the worst possible time- the S&P was down 3.5 to 4.5 percent Monday morning until the fake news broke.

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-trump-tariffs-trade-war-04-08-25/card/401-k-trading-on-monday-was-heaviest-since-start-of-the-pandemic-okUr12ZClpvmCJG3mNfY?mod=WSJ_home_supertoppermiddle_lctimeline

Retirement savers traded more in their 401(k) accounts on Monday than any day since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

People typically don't trade in their 401(k)s often, and the movement of money was a tiny share of assets. But it was almost 10 times the usual trading, and the fifth heaviest trading day since at least 1997, according to record-keeper Alight Solutions, which tracks a subset of the plans it administers.

Savers pulled money from U.S. stocks and target-date funds, and shifted into safer bond and money market funds.

Monday's trades include portfolio adjustments that savers made over the weekend, when many were digesting the market turmoil stemming from President Trump's tariff announcements. Those trades would have been executed Monday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827470)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:07 PM
Author: rusted party of the first part locale

I find those "don't sell your stocks!" emails from 401(k) providers pretty lulzy, but there must be a bunch of people doing that if those emails are necessary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827491)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:09 PM
Author: up-to-no-good friendly grandma

Yes because brokerages and brokers want money

They aren’t getting paid as much if we withdraw from mutual funds etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827494)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: infuriating legal warrant

perhaps you are paraphrasing, but no 401k provider is going to advise clients to not sell their stocks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827923)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 6:20 PM
Author: rusted party of the first part locale

the emails they sent don't directly say not to, but the gist of the message is "don't change your strategy during market volatility"

they're implying you shouldn't sell during a downturn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828744)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 12:17 AM
Author: infuriating legal warrant

okay, fair

probably good or at least honest 'advice' but it cannot be couched as advice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48829797)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:18 PM
Author: talking bronze chad

There is VOLUMINOUS data on this. Market timers lose. Only George Soros and 6-4 jacked pumos get it right consistently.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828530)



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Date: July 23rd, 2025 10:12 AM
Author: fuck computer

Still true, but I forgot about benzo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#49124277)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:09 PM
Author: Fragrant dysfunction

Many of these people are going to buy back into equities once they increase in price and are "safe."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827495)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 1:09 PM
Author: laughsome international law enforcement agency

Many will also forget to reinvest and leave cash sitting around to erode from inflation until they check their account statement when they're 65

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827680)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:58 PM
Author: Fragrant dysfunction

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828674)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 12:31 AM
Author: bearded slimy space persian

I'm grateful for these people. They ultimately fund my gains.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48829834)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat

Yup. Then the people who sold will still be holding cash as it rallies to the previous all time high (because they don’t trust the rally). Finally they’ll still be in cash as it reaches new highs because at that point they just have to wait for a new low so they don’t have to accept they lost a ton of upside.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827560)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: violet titillating azn

i know someone who moved their 401k to cash when trump was elected... in his first term LJL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827565)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:30 PM
Author: Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat

There was an article about dumb boomers who went to all cash at the bottom in 2009 and then never bought back in. I’ll see if I can find it.

Investing really is just about controlling your emotions and accepting some level of risk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827576)



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Date: July 23rd, 2025 10:25 AM
Author: All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#49124327)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: Multi-colored milky headpube

LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827580)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:36 PM
Author: Opaque marvelous church nibblets

human psychology is interesting. why the fuck would you be selling shit during this. it will come back. and if it doesn't come back, we are all doomed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827589)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:37 PM
Author: Pink gaming laptop indirect expression

because people think it will go down further (which it probably will). Some will rebuy when it really crashes (well played) and some wont (screwed).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827592)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:38 PM
Author: Opaque marvelous church nibblets

right, but you have about a 5% chance of getting the timing right. you have roughly a 100% chance of the market being way higher in a few years if you just leave it alone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827595)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 3:13 PM
Author: up-to-no-good friendly grandma

it's about wanting to be 5X bro

who cares about tiny pink 1-2X gains

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827967)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:50 PM
Author: Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat

Most won’t. If you don’t have the fortitude to hold at this level, you won’t have the fortitude to buy back in when it’s way lower and the level of panic is even higher.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827631)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:19 PM
Author: talking bronze chad

Just had this convo with my wife, who saw something on the news about tariffs make numbers go down.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828537)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:37 PM
Author: Pink gaming laptop indirect expression

"So probably millions of Americans sold their stocks at the worst possible time"

wait two weeks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827591)



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Date: July 23rd, 2025 10:26 AM
Author: All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#49124334)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 12:38 PM
Author: Pink gaming laptop indirect expression

btw, stock market already giving up much of its gains. there is a lot of manipulation going on, you either need to get out or stay in and not look.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827596)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 1:12 PM
Author: Big Skinny Woman

the volatility is fucking WILD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827686)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 3:13 PM
Author: up-to-no-good friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827970)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 12:31 AM
Author: bearded slimy space persian

I'm throwing cash in on the big drops.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48829836)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 1:09 PM
Author: Pink gaming laptop indirect expression

this thread is already not aging well. the dead cat bounce has already almost full receded.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827679)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: insanely creepy field faggotry

Not for those who sold at - 4% Monday morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48827929)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: Pink gaming laptop indirect expression

??? it's literally going to continue going down



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828124)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: up-to-no-good friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828127)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: curious senate prole

over what time period? you're betting against US equities long term?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828487)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:10 PM
Author: Pink gaming laptop indirect expression

it's going down (generally) for at least another 6-12 months unless Trump literally 100% reverses course.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828490)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: curious senate prole

ok man. make sure you post whenever you buy back in, because it's going up and you're missing the boat

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828510)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:20 PM
Author: Burgundy disturbing stage kitty cat

(Nostradamus)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828541)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:21 PM
Author: talking bronze chad

We need to tax these quotemos who spout this shit without proof they've shorted the market

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828551)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 6:26 PM
Author: Ivory Home Weed Whacker

To be fair,

It is absolutely mind-blowing to read brilliant "you've been warned bud, now watch this drive!" financial calls like this from the very same smug know-it-all Quotemos who spent the last decade openly sneering at me for being a "retard" as I aggressively pushed BTC/ETH/SOL/TSLA.

Truly amazing stuff, very entertaining.

Really makes you think!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828760)



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Date: July 23rd, 2025 10:28 AM
Author: All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp

(Market wizard)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#49124340)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:19 PM
Author: saffron house trump supporter

this is the problem with this stupid shit trump is doing. a lot of people will sell low and then miss out on the gains hoping for it to go down again which may not happen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828534)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: vigorous gunner

What’s the problem here exactly. Idiots panic and sell whenever there’s a downturn. So what. If you invest in the market you aren’t guaranteed an ever higher market on a monthly basis nor should you be.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828557)



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Date: April 8th, 2025 6:01 PM
Author: Appetizing Ocher Abode

and i bet they were selling QQQ and mag7 stocks after they are down 25-30%

furking stupid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#48828688)



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Date: July 23rd, 2025 10:06 AM
Author: All American protestor waving Mexican flag tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5707393&forum_id=2Reputation#49124264)